The Crater Nefed'ev

Feature Profile & Selenographic Data

Feature type

crater

Coordinates

81.07° S · 135.77° E

Diameter

52.94 km

IAU approval

2009/01/22 00:00:00

LAC quadrangle

LAC-144 · Amundsen

Geological Chronicle

Nefedʹev is a lunar impact crater located on the lunar far side near the southern pole. The formation spans an official diameter of 52.94 kilometers.

The crater is located directly adjacent to the Schrödinger crater and East of craters Ganswindt and Idelʹson. It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-144.

Chronology & Exploration

1. IAU Name Adopted

   The International Astronomical Union officially approves the crater name.

Scientific Sources & References

• IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature — Anatoly Alexeevich; Russian astronomer (1910-1976).
• Wikipedia (en) — Nefedʹev (crater)

Name Origin

Anatoly Alexeevich; Russian astronomer (1910-1976).